Just a few days ago we had our yearly Camp Little Red Annual Banquet.  Every year we come up with a project for the money to be given to and God supplies for our needs.  One year there was raised over thirty thousand dollars but there was the need for a bundle of money at the time.  This year we had a not so glorious project of replacing a couple outhouses.  We set a goal of $7,500 to cover the costs.  So, the banquet was held, beef on a bun with beef dip, salad and veggies.  A wonderful meal with Angel Food dessert.  The fellowship was sweet and the songs were worshipful and the speaker was a former camper who is going into the ministry.  The offering was taken up and people worked together to clean up the place.  After the count of the dollars there was amazement and rejoicing as $7,533.15 came in.  Praise the Lord for another amazing show of his watchful eye over the work of the camp.  There was another $20 that came in towards the project last night.  God is good. 

  The banquet is such a fickle things sometimes.  There used to be 130-150 people come.  Excitement, enthusiasm and zeal for God’s work.  This banquet did not lack in excitement or enthusiasm or zeal but it did lack in people.  Only seventy-seven people.  You wonder if you should rejoice or cry.  You feel bad for the church that prepared for 120.  The Lord knows though.  There was extra food that was given to a couple families for encouragement.  Some of the extra desserts were gobbled up the next day at a coffee time.  But seventy-seven.  The scripture says “Who has despised the day of small things?”  The scripture says “Not by power nor by might but by my spirit says the Lord of Hosts.”  Did not Gideon fight with just three hundred?  Did not four lepers feed a starving city?  Did not a little kid wipe out a giant?  Did not Jesus defeat the whole demonic hosts and their leader?  God is God and let every man be silent before Him.  We thank you oh God for your provision.